mação

See also: macao, Macao, and Mação

Portuguese

Pronunciation
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐˈsɐ̃w/
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  • Homophone: Mação

Etymology 1

Maço +‎ -ão.

Noun

mação m (plural mações)

  1. Augmentative of maço

Etymology 2

From French maçon (“stonemason; Freemason”), from Middle French maçon, from Old French maçon, from Late Latin macio (“carpenter; bricklayer”), from Frankish *makjo (“builder”).

Alternative forms

Noun

mação m (plural mações)

  1. Freemason (member of the Free and Accepted Masons organisation)
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